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• After Charlottesville, students worry about safety on campus

  19-08-2017 16:39 via winnipegfreepress.com
  CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. - When Carl Valentine dropped off his daughter at the University of Virginia, he had some important advice for the college freshman: Don't forget that you are a ......
  
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• Tribes hope for renewal in solar eclipse; not all will watch

  19-08-2017 16:32 via winnipegfreepress.com
  FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. - While much of the country gawks at the solar eclipse, Bobbieann Baldwin will be inside with her children, shades drawn.In Navajo culture, the passing of the moon ...
  
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• Elisabeth Luard: ‘My old table is the only thing that matters to me in my new kitchen’ | My kitchen

  19-08-2017 13:00
  An irreplaceable handmade table laden with memories is the heart of the kitchen for celebrated food writer Elisabeth Luard. Here she shares an extract and recipes from her latest cookbook, Flavours of Andalucia.About two months ago, I packed up my country home in Wales and moved to London. You’ve no idea how much stuff there was. Five bedrooms, outhouses, 100 acres of woodland, an enormous library, and everybody’s debris. I had to concentrate everything right down into what I really
  
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• Around the world in six cookbooks | Cookbook review

  19-08-2017 11:00
  Review: Bring back those travelling memories from the comfort of your kitchen with our pick of the best new cookbooks celebrating six countries’ cuisines Ino Kuvacic (Hardie Grant) Continue reading...
  
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• Yotam Ottolenghi’s peach recipes

  19-08-2017 10:00
  There are few things as, er, peachy as a ripe peach (and even unripe ones have their uses)I went to a party earlier this summer and took a tray of ripe peaches instead of a bottle of wine. I would never have dreamed of taking a tray of, say, avocados or a bunch of bananas. It’s not that those fruit are any less special; it’s just that they don’t have quite the same wow factor, that tempting, “eat me now” look of a perfectly ripe peach. The difference between peaches
  
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• It's fine to talk about your abortion – but don't mention your elective caesarean

  19-08-2017 10:00
  The ‘normal birth’ campaign may have come to an end, but ‘natural’ childbirth is still seen as the ideal by far too manyIt is a striking quirk of this country that childbirth and breastfeeding have become more politicised than abortion. We are now at a point where you could announce to a crowded room that you had two abortions in your 20s and chances are most people would shrug. But mention that you’re having an elective caesarean, or are giving your baby formula mi
  
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• What I’m really thinking: the disappointed counsellor

  19-08-2017 09:59
  While in the final year of my training, undertaking a placement in a mental health service, I saw how stretched these support services areI put four years of my life and £12,000 of my hard-earned savings into training to be a counsellor. I sacrificed my time, relationships and mental health so I could give my all to this exhausting and emotionally draining course, which included spending two years in personal therapy.While in the final year of my training, undertaking a placement in a ment
  
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• Beauty: why taupe is my most used makeup shade

  19-08-2017 08:59
  It brings restraint and is the perfect partner for something strong and scene-stealingYes, I know taupe is neither sexy nor cool, but please keep reading: as well as pronunciation issues, taupe has an image problem, and it bothers me. The flat, cold, greyish mouse-brown of murky washing-up water or the dregs of too-milky tea may not instinctively appeal, but taupe is by far my most used makeup shade, and I’d sooner forsake almost any other.I wear it on eyes almost daily – usually fro
  
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• What’s the best site for buying wine online?

  19-08-2017 08:00
  Majestic, Waitrose, Naked ... I don’t know where to startEvery week a Guardian Money reader submits a question, and it’s up to you to help him or her out – a selection of the best answers will appear in next Saturday’s paper.This week’s question: Continue reading...
  
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• What was the Viking name for North America? The Weekend quiz

  19-08-2017 08:00
  From a lifebuoy to the Countess of Lovelace, test your knowledge with the Weekend quiz1 A lifebuoy from the Lusitania was the first donation to which museum?
  2 What was the Viking name for North America?
  3 How is Ruth Pratchett described in the titles of two Fay Weldon novels?
  4 Who patented his “blasting oil” in 1863?
  5 Which bird was the mount of the Hindu god Vishnu?
  6 Whose opera Mittwoch aus Licht features musicians in helicopters?
  7 What is jumped in the French version of leapf
  
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• From airline cancellations to that ropey hotel, what to do about botched holidays

  19-08-2017 07:59
  The Guardian and Observer consumer champions have joined forces to bring you a guide to your rights … from lost luggage to flight delays and bad hotelsIt’s that season again. The sleepless nights, the stressful confrontations and the hours spent on phone and email seeking resolutions. In other words the summer holidays, when many of us jet off for a break from the demands of work and discover the sunny retreat is more stressful than the office. Abta, the travel agents’ associa
  
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• Loneliness is not just for older people. I’ve found it crushing in my 20s

  19-08-2017 07:45
  Being single, travelling the world solo, and grief over the death of my father have all taught me the meaning of lonelinessDespite the adage that your 20s are the best time of your life, now in my mid-20s, I have found them to be a period in which I have experienced bone-crushing, confusing bouts of loneliness. Confusing because, does anyone really admit to being lonely in their 20s?As with everything else that is wrong with our lives, young people could lay the blame firmly with social media. T
  
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• A letter to … my in-laws, who are apathetic grandparents

  19-08-2017 07:45
  The letter you always wanted to writeYou have never been in any way malicious or interfering, but it is your lack of interest that is so upsetting. You only have, and will only ever have, two grandchildren. When I was first pregnant with your son’s child, you seemed thrilled and excited at the prospect of finally being grandparents.Although you were never exactly warm towards me, I didn’t feel this was in any way an indication that you were not pleased with your son’s choice of
  
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• This time I was there to see a sporting miracle unfold

  19-08-2017 07:40 via winnipegfreepress.com
  Like most guys of my particular gender, I have witnessed a great many sporting miracles in person and while lying on the couch in my den staring at our big-screen ......
  
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• The legacy of that death-haunted summer of 1997

  19-08-2017 07:30
  When Princess Diana died, Anthony Quinn was facing a more personal grief – his mother was terminally ill. How did she view the dam-burst of collective grief knowing her end was also fast approaching?I keep in my diary a short letter from my mother, dated Monday, 1 September 1997. It begins: “What a dreadful day it was yesterday. I stayed awake all Saturday night listening to what was happening in Paris …” What had happened – as few will need reminding – was t
  
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• It takes two to tango: ‘How I found love on the dancefloor’

  19-08-2017 07:15
  When Felicia Yap first danced with Alex, it was not a match made in heaven. But over time she came to appreciate his patience and gritty determination and when an injury struck, it was Alex who kept her goingGood things happen on the dancefloor. Such as finding the love of your life. Passionate tangos with the same person. Bad things happen, too. Massive catfights. At least, this was what happened to me after I took up ballroom dancing. Memorable things – and things I would much rathe
  
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• Stephen Collins on rural America – cartoon

  19-08-2017 07:00
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• Blind date: ‘I was alarmed by his skinny jeans’

  19-08-2017 06:59
  What did press administrator Jack, 21, and student Jordan, 22, learn about each other?What were you hoping for?
  Someone I would have easy chemistry with. If I fancied them, that would be a bonus. Continue reading...
  
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• Sudoku Killer 567

  19-08-2017 01:01
  Normal sudoku rules apply, except the numbers in the cells contained within dotted lines add up to the figures in the corner. No number can be repeated within each shape formed by dotted lines.
  For a helping hand call our solutions line on 0906 200 83 83. Calls will cost £1.03 per minute, plus your phone company’s access charge. Calls from other networks may vary and mobiles will be considerably higher. Service supplied by ATS. Call 0330 333 6946 for customer service (charged at stan
  
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• Quick crossword No 14,753

  19-08-2017 01:00
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• Prize crossword No 27,280

  19-08-2017 01:00
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